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The convention, which aims at combatting domestic violence and violence against women, was first signed by Ukraine in 2011. Its ratification has been opposed in Ukraine previously by religious and conservative groups over the term “gender” used in the document. Ratifying the convention is seen by some EU member states as a prerequisite to Ukraine's EU candidacy status.
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Wednesday, July 15
The number includes 1,470 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Two Ukrainian crew members were among those injured when Iranian missiles struck two vessels in the waterway on July 14.
"All information about launches or launch preparations comes to us from our partners. ... No system can be perfect, so failures do occur, and the alert may be delayed," Defense Ministry Advisor Serhii Beskrestnov said.
"During the attack, a hostile drone struck a civilian vessel flying the flag of the Marshall Islands, damaging the ship's superstructure," Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper said.
"We are closing the door in the face of the Russians," Hungarian Defense Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi said.
Tuesday, July 14
The bill would impose tariffs of up to 100% on the top five buyers of Russian oil or natural gas, while granting the U.S. president authority to waive the sanctions "upon a justification and certification to Congress."
"I many times claimed that Moldova is the best student in my class, now I change my rhetoric because it is the best performer in my class," Marta Kos said after Chisinau opened the external relations cluster on July 14.
Ukraine has opened a new front in the Sea of Azov, targeting Russian military and commercial shipping in an effort to isolate Crimea. Early shipping data suggests the campaign may already be disrupting maritime traffic.
The toll surpassed May's already-record civilian casualties, when 282 people were killed and 1,794 injured, and marked a 37% increase compared with June 2025.
A Kyiv Oblast court ordered the former commander held without bail over allegations he organized the kidnapping and murder of two brothers. He denied the allegations.
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The EU's enlargement commissioner, Marta Kos, told journalists that the newly opened cluster covers external relations, defense, and the tackling of hybrid threats.
